Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - A Life That Matters Blog

At a recent choir rehearsal I attended at my church, the time came for us to line up on the stage and take our positions for practice. In addition to our regular stage or platform, we have a large turntable that serves as the staging for our worship band. As I attempted to step down off of the turntable and onto the regular platform, I didn't realize that there was a black, wooden riser just beneath me. You can guess what happened next as I thought I was stepping down onto the platform. You guessed it. I caught my foot on the riser and had an unplanned, up-close and personal conversation with the floor.

I think it is safe to say that all of us who are living life with intentional focus and purpose want to make an impact on our world. And more specifically, I think it is safe to say that those of us who wholeheartedly seek to follow Jesus desire to make an eternal impact on the world in one way or another. But success in doing this can be defined in a number of ways.

My wife and I traveled to a Minnesota Twins baseball game in Minneapolis one summer. After the game, we left the stadium and made our way home. Except there was only one problem...a very significant problem. The road I had chosen to get us out of the city was a one-way street, and I was going the wrong way. Thankfully we did not meet oncoming traffic before I was able to get us turned around and headed back in the right direction.

A Life That Matters Conference is coming to Buffalo, NY on Friday evening, October 23, at 6:00 pm, hosted by New Life Assembly of God. Several local churches in the Buffalo area are coming together on this special night to discover how God wants to use everyday believers to make an eternal impact on their world for Jesus. It's time to get out of the stands and get into the game as God's people!